Hello LinasMom,

It looks like you've gotten some great food for thought here. My husband & I took Transidental Meditation from the local TM center. It's great for establishing the practice (mantra-based meditation & discipline).

It helped us immensely by calming down the mind noise. Think of it as an ocean of thought - choppier and more chaotic near the surface where we all exist, and calmer the deeper you go. The 20 minutes spent in the AM and in the PM helps one to walk forward in calmness. Just remember, if you take this route, that it IS a practice. Do not judge yourself for not concentrating: 1) it is humanly impossible to "stay down" but to dip into the "abyss" as often as often as possible; and 2) just as you wouldn't expect to play a violin at first try, neither can you expect to understand what it means to you to meditate as a practice.

The majority (if not all) of research done on meditation is based on TM studies.

Now - thank you for reminding me of what a wonderful resource meditation can be :-) I need to get back to such a simple and rewarding practice. I've just been waiting for my mind to equalize after the latest traumatic event. I haven't wanted to play with potential DID. Meditation has a great impact and should be respected as a powerful tool.

Good luck!

CS